A year or so ago, a friend gave me “The Color Spectrum” by The Dear Hunter. The album is very unusual, but it was a delightful surprise. I especially like the song below. I think I mostly like its sound though. While the chorus is great (what better thing to bring us back to reality or our calling than love?), I think the idea is that somebody keeps coming back to a distant and non-reciprocating object of affection because of love. While that story is used in movies all the time (see Ex Machina), it is not actually noble to put others on a pedestal. It could be possible that the person is brought back to a struggling friend or lover because of love, in this case the song is much more positive.
Anyway, the song is very mellow and a great way to start the day.
Lyrics
Your heart is open
But your eyes stay closed enough
To keep actuality away
In such impassive motion
You cast a careless hand to the air
Give me something to hope for…
Oh, and the only thing that brings me back is love
Oh, and the only thing that brings me back is love
Your mind is open
But your mouth stays closed enough
To keep painful words from falling out
With every ounce of passion
I speak ’til my lungs both billow out
I’ll give you something to hope for…
Oh, and the only thing that brings me back is love
Oh, yeah, the only thing that brings me back is love
Oh, yeah, the only thing that brings me back is love
Oh, yeah, the only thing that brings me back is love
Oh, and the only thing that brings me back is love
Oh, and the only thing that brings me back is…
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